Tour of Britain *****spolier***** (possibly)

[zizou]

Ned Boulting tweeted this video of Bernhard Eisel

http://www.twitvid.com/NKVZU

 

[PpPete]

They don't usually make team change announcements in the middle of a stage, do they ?

 

[frank9755]

I've just watched the highlights of today's stage. I was a bit surprised at the inept way the Sky guys handled the finish!

Boom was holding his own in the group chasing the lone leader but had no team mates to help him, until, with just a few hundred metres to go, two Sky riders hit the front at speed, giving Boom the perfect lead-out, allowing him to catch the leader and putting him in position to claim the stage victory which seals the race for him. Then the Sky guys overdo the final corner with one of them smashing into a crash barrier!

With Thomas crashing badly earlier on, they haven't had a great tour.

 

[HLaB]

My (not very good) photos from the 'off' in Taunton for the start of stage 6.

More here:- photobucket.com/tourofbritain2011

Better than my effort in Peebles, thanks for sharing

 

[Willo]

Really enjoying watching this yr's race and have finally caught up on sky+. Talking of sky, the post race discussion seemed to point the blame for the crashbat the other rider where I thought Thomas was at least equally to blame given he moved significantly in an attempt to go through the gap

 

[frank9755]

Talking of sky, the post race discussion seemed to point the blame for the crashbat the other rider where I thought Thomas was at least equally to blame given he moved significantly in an attempt to go through the gap

I thought the same. I think the etiquette with crashes is that you just accept them and get on rather than try to apportion blame. However I did feel sorry for Bibby. He was having the race of his life, someone crashes into him and he comes off worst, and then the commentators say it was his fault! One could note that Sky puts more money into the sport than Motorpoint!

Did you notice the way that Bibby's carbon (front) wheel just folded in half underneath him as he crashed? It may have led to him coming down more heavily on his shoulder - if his wheel had been able to roll just a couple of yards as he was falling he might have had a softer landing.

I was sort of thinking of getting some carbon racing wheels but seeing that has put me right off!

 

[crisscross]

I know Ian a little and he will be as equally hurt by those comments as by the crash.

It seemed a pretty straightforward racing accident to me - albeit a pretty spectacular one.

To come off like Bibby did, manage to get up and find yourself in front of a herd of chraging bulls on bikes must be incredibly scary.

He's a great lad and looked like he was going to finish pretty high up the GC table this year.

 

[sheddy]

BTW, did anyone notice if the final TOB winners result was actually announced on National TV ?

 

[philk56]

I don't know about national TV but there was no mention of it in Monday's London Evening Standard, which I found quite surprising. I did email them to ask why, it being a major free sporting event held in London, two British stage winners, etc but have had no reply...

 

[steephill]

It got a passing mention with clip on the BBC breakfast news.

 

[Andy84]

The BBC website had an article about the roads being closed!